Issue of 2005-05-02
Posted 2005-04-25
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
COMMENT/ HOLY ORDERS/ Jane Kramer on the new Pope.
REVENUE DEPT./ NEW HACK CITY/ Ben McGrath on marketing the city's taxi drivers.
DEPT. OF CELEBRATION/ DRUNK MONK/ Amy Goldwasser attends a Kung Fu birthday party.
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THE WRITING WIFE/ Lauren Collins on a novel trend in Hollywood.
THE FINANCIAL PAGE/ OIL CHANGE/ James Surowiecki on why high oil prices might not be so bad.
ANNALS OF MEDICINE/ Jerome Groopman/ A Model Patient/ Can you simulate a medical education?
SHOUTS & MURMURS/ Christopher Buckley/ Social Security Reform Made Clear.
FICTION/ Haruki Murakami/ "Where I'm Likely to Find It"
THE CRITICS
BOOKS/ Judith Thurman/ Rules of Engagement/ Writing, fighting, and AndrČ Malraux.
THE SKYLINE/ Paul Goldberger/ Green Monster/ A startling addition to Astor Place.
MUSICAL EVENTS/ Alex Ross/ The King of Spain/ Jordi Savall at the Metropolitan Museum.
THE CURRENT CINEMA/ David Denby/ Angry People/ "Crash."
FROM THE ARCHIVE
LETTER FROM LONDON/ Julian Barnes/ The Modernizer/ A profile of Tony Blair./ Issue of 1994-08-22